"Minister Daniels, how many Capital Ships do we have under construction?" Woodrow? President Wilson asked.
When the country faces a crisis, only a strong military can guarantee security. Especially the navy, whether it can defend the enemy outside the country depends on whether the navy can withstand German Navy's attack.
"Your Excellency, in addition to the two Pennsylvania-class battleships that have already been commissioned, there are three New Mexico-class battleships under construction and are expected to be commissioned by the end of the year. Next year, we will have two more Tennessee-class battleships and three Colorado-class battleships. Battleships are in service. Among them, the "Colorado" battleship uses a 406 mm main gun. This is larger than the main gun of the Germans' largest battleships. If we have these ten powerful battleships, our navy will also have a certain ability to protect itself."
"Can the 406 mm main gun deal with the powerful Battleship of the Germany people?" Woodrow President Wilson seemed to be very interested in this.
"Your Excellency, our 406 mm main gun uses Britain's technology and is 45 times the caliber. In terms of power, it is roughly equivalent to Germany's 50 times caliber 380mm Main Gun." Minister Daniels continued.
"Why can't we equip a more powerful main gun?" Woodrow President Wilson frowned. If American Navy's Battleship can be ahead of German Navy in terms of combat effectiveness. This can really put him at ease.
"Your Excellency, our own technology is simply not capable of building such a large-caliber Naval Gun. If we had not used this as a condition when selling Battleship to Britain people, the Britain people would not have provided us with these technologies. If we want to create a more powerful Naval Gun, we must understand these technologies. Therefore, it is unlikely to be possible in a short time. However, I believe that we will be able to create a more powerful Naval Gun soon." Minister Daniels said.
Woodrow President Wilson nodded. He knew that these technical aspects could not be forced. It would be unrealistic to become a big fat man in one bite. United States's scientific and technological foundation is inherently worse than that of Europe countries. Being able to catch up is already very good.
"We are building a more powerful Battleship. Where are the Germany people? They won't be idle, right?" Secretary of State Bryan asked. After all, Germany received so much war compensation in this war, it is impossible not to use it to develop armaments.
"There is no news yet about Germany people's next-level Capital Ships. However, it is not ruled out that Germany people are quietly building it. Therefore, Naval Ministry has begun to design the follow-up Battleship. After 'Colorado-class' Battleship, we plan to build two 'North Carolina-class'Battleship and four 'South Dakota-class'Battleship can catch up with the 50 times caliber 406mm in service by then., just use the new Naval Gun. If you can't catch up, you can only use the 406mm Naval Gun with a caliber of 45 times." Minister Daniels continued.
Although each of these Battleships required a large amount of military expenditure, for the sake of the security and strength of the country, Woodrow President Wilson decided to hold on. Spending a lot of money to develop armaments is far better than paying them a large amount of war reparations after being defeated by the Germany people. Germany vigorously blackmailed France and Kingdom of Italy during this war, which has made Americans panic. The tens of billions of Mark's war compensation made Americans not only worried but also very jealous. How great it would be if they received these war reparations!
So far, Germany has received a total of 70 billion Mark in war compensation, equivalent to 14 billion US dollars. At this time, United States's fiscal revenue in one year is only more than 700 million US dollars, which is equivalent to United States's fiscal revenue in twenty years. Any country would probably be very jealous of this.
"In addition, Your Excellency, the Germany people engaged in aircraft combat in the two decisive battles at sea. And each time they were more powerful. According to the intelligence we collected, the Germany people should be equipped with a large ship that can serve as an airport at sea. This allows their aircraft to take off and land at sea, from And attack the warships on the sea. At least, judging from the current situation, the strength of the Germany people is very powerful. In the naval battle, there have been many Battleships sunk by the Germany people." Minister Daniels continued.
"Germany people are in front of us once again!" Woodrow President Wilson sighed.
"We must start research in this area, and we must find a way to catch up with the Germany people. Otherwise, we will definitely be the ones who suffer in the end!" Woodrow President Wilson said.
"Yes, Your Excellency the President. I have asked the intelligence department to focus on collecting intelligence on the aircraft carrier of the Germany people. However, the Germany people have sealed it very tightly, and there is not much useful information at all. Therefore, we may have to develop it ourselves. This requires a lot of research and development funds." Minister Daniels continued.
"Let's find a way to increase investment in this area! No matter how difficult it is, we must succeed in research and development. We cannot lag too far behind the Germany people. Otherwise, we will definitely be the ones to fail in the end!" Woodrow President Wilson said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, President." Minister Daniels nodded. With the president's clear support, all subsequent matters will be much easier to handle. At least in terms of funds, there will be no problem.
"The army's armaments must also be vigorously developed. The Germany people used a large number of tanks on the battlefield. It was those tanks that easily broke through the Allied Powers army's defense line. Republic of America cannot lag behind the Germany people in this regard." Woodrow President Wilson reminded.
"Yes, Your Excellency President. We have obtained the relevant tank technical drawings from the Britain people. However, the Britain people's own tanks are very bad, so our soldiers do not plan to imitate them. Instead, after thoroughly understanding these technologies, we will develop more powerful tanks on our own." Secretary of War Garrison said.
Woodrow? President Wilson nodded repeatedly. "In this case, that would be great!"
United States's army and navy are actively developing their own strength to prepare for the future invasion of German military.